UABF opens up
Oct 07, 2002
CLUB delegates who had no say in the running of amateur boxing will from now onwards have a much bigger role in the affairs of the sport
By Phillip Corry
CLUB delegates who had no say in the running of amateur boxing will from now onwards have a much bigger role in the affairs of the sport.
The decision was made last Saturday at UABF’s general meeting chaired by the boxing body’s president Vicky Byarugaba at Lugogo indoor stadium that was attended by his executive and National Council of Sports (NCS) officials.
“Clubs don’t have any members on the executive and we want to change that because they play a much bigger role in boxing,†Byarugaba said.
“District delegates to the executive are two and some districts don’t have programmes leaving clubs with the major role of sustaining boxing.â€
“This is what we want to change and hopefully we will come out with a resolution soon,†Byarugaba said. “We want to do things for the better of the sport.â€
The working committees and the executive will review the proposals at their next annual assembly in Kasese next month before they are forwarded to NCS for approval.
It was also recommended that clubs should elect members of their executive with an equivalent of ordinary schools certificate to the posts of chairman, vice and secretary.
District delegates have had a bigger input in the sport, which has aggrieved active members from clubs. The clubs argue that most districts have no activities and clubs participating at local levels.
CLUB delegates who had no say in the running of amateur boxing will from now onwards have a much bigger role in the affairs of the sport.
The decision was made last Saturday at UABF’s general meeting chaired by the boxing body’s president Vicky Byarugaba at Lugogo indoor stadium that was attended by his executive and National Council of Sports (NCS) officials.
“Clubs don’t have any members on the executive and we want to change that because they play a much bigger role in boxing,†Byarugaba said.
“District delegates to the executive are two and some districts don’t have programmes leaving clubs with the major role of sustaining boxing.â€
“This is what we want to change and hopefully we will come out with a resolution soon,†Byarugaba said. “We want to do things for the better of the sport.â€
The working committees and the executive will review the proposals at their next annual assembly in Kasese next month before they are forwarded to NCS for approval.
It was also recommended that clubs should elect members of their executive with an equivalent of ordinary schools certificate to the posts of chairman, vice and secretary.
District delegates have had a bigger input in the sport, which has aggrieved active members from clubs. The clubs argue that most districts have no activities and clubs participating at local levels.